PAIR OF WOODEN MODEL FISHING VESSELS WITH RIGGING - CIRCA 1950-1960

A CHARMING PAIR OF HAND-CRAFTED WOODEN MODEL FISHING BOATS, EACH MOUNTED ON ITS OWN WOODEN STAND. THESE DECORATIVE MARITIME PIECES EXEMPLIFY MID-20TH CENTURY FOLK CRAFT TRADITIONS, FEATURING DETAILED RIGGING WITH METAL FITTINGS AND FABRIC ELEMENTS.

DESCRIPTION:
THE LARGER VESSEL FEATURES A CREAM AND NAVY HULL WITH CHARACTERISTIC FISHING BOAT PROPORTIONS, COMPLETE WITH MULTIPLE MASTS, WORKING RIGGING, AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD DETAILING. THE COMPANION PIECE DISPLAYS A BURGUNDY AND CREAM COLOUR SCHEME WITH SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION QUALITY AND RIGGING COMPLEXITY. BOTH MODELS SHOWCASE THE CAREFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP TYPICAL OF EUROPEAN MARITIME MODEL-MAKING TRADITIONS.

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS:
- SOLID WOODEN HULL CONSTRUCTION WITH HAND-PAINTED FINISH
- METAL RIGGING WITH AUTHENTIC PERIOD-STYLE FITTINGS
- WOODEN MASTS AND SPARS
- INDIVIDUAL WOODEN DISPLAY STANDS WITH NATURAL FINISH
- FUNCTIONAL RIGGING DETAILS THROUGHOUT

DIMENSIONS:
LARGER VESSEL: HEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 16 CM (INCLUDING MAST)
SMALLER VESSEL: HEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 16CM (INCLUDING MAST)
STAND BASES: APPROXIMATELY 16 CM X 2 CM

CONDITION: BOTH MODELS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. PAINT SURFACES DISPLAY MINOR FADING AND SURFACE WEAR APPROPRIATE TO DISPLAY PIECES OF THIS ERA. WOODEN STANDS SHOW NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE MARKS. ALL RIGGING REMAINS INTACT AND SECURE. NO SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE MODELS REPRESENT THE TYPE OF DECORATIVE MARITIME PIECES POPULAR IN MID-20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN HOMES AND REPRESENT AUTHENTIC FOLK CRAFT TRADITIONS OF THE PERIOD.

THESE CHARMING MODEL VESSELS WOULD APPEAL TO MARITIME ENTHUSIASTS, COLLECTORS OF FOLK ART, AND THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE PIECES WITH GENUINE PERIOD CHARACTER.

Item Size: Height: 16cm, Width: 16cm, Depth: 3cm, Weight: 0.2Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548772+10

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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